On Thursday, I was the first person in line at the Verizon store in Culver City, CA, to pick up the Galaxy Nexus. The Nexus is the latest phone from Samsung featuring the latest build of Google’s Android operating system, 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). This is particularly exciting for me, if only because I haven’t […]
With a year left on my Verizon contract, I’m right at that sweet spot in the two-year-contract life cycle. I’m far enough from the decision on my current device that I’ve forgotten most of the research I did last November, and I’m far enough from my next purchase that it’s not nearly time to start […]
The LG Optimus was an insanely popular phone. Released across carriers, it proved that you don’t need carrier exclusivity as a selling point. I honestly feel that this helped influence Samsung with their launch of the Galaxy S and Galaxy SII and hope it has a wider impact. The Optimus also showed that you don’t […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Helium Boy by Bertil Horberg which usually […]
You want accountability for your exercise, eating, and weigh loss goal? You got it. This past week I tested out the BodyMedia armband. BodyMedia claims to improve weight loss three times by tracking calories burned, calorie intake, physical activity level, steps taken, and sleep habits. The armband doesn’t in any way actually burn calories or […]
An ancient flatbed scanner at my day job decided to take immediate retirement from the scanning business, leaving one of our employees in need of a replacement. Luckily, I have an unexpected opportunity to take a brand new Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 document scanner for a run and put it through its paces. These days, […]
I was extremely excited to see the AT&T Samsung Captivate Glide when I first got it out of the box. The phone looks expensive even though it’s made of plastic, feels solid (I really hate phones that feel disposable), and most importantly for me, has a slide-out keyboard. With 4G capability and features like an […]
More and more people are opting for contract-free cell providers like Boost, MetroPCS, Cricket, and Virgin Mobile. Time was that making such a choice meant settling for an out-of-date Blackberry if you wanted any kind of smartphone at all. Those times have changed, with all the name brands you can think of producing phones for […]
The Samsung Stratosphere brings a combination of features to the table that I’ve been waiting to see all year. All I’ve been hoping for by the time my upgrade rolls around are the blazing fast LTE speeds on Verizon combined with a decent hardware keyboard like the one I remember so fondly from my Blackberry […]
The Samsung Focus Flash is the low-end sequel to Samsung’s original Windows Phone 7, the Focus. Running Windows Mobile 7.5 a.k.a. Mango. and available on AT&T’s 4G network, the Focus Flash can already be found for a penny on Amazon (their version of a free phone). I’m only going to touch upon the software here, […]
